BREAKING: JAMB Sets 150 as Cut-Off Mark for University Admissions

By Emmanuel Kwada

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 150 as the cut-off mark for admission into universities in Nigeria. The decision was made during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.

JAMB also announced cut-off marks for other institutions: Colleges of Nursing Sciences will have a cut-off mark of 140, while Colleges of Agriculture and Colleges of Education will have a cut-off mark of 100 each. Polytechnics will also have a cut-off mark of 100.

The board announced the new cut-off marks on its X handle, stating that the minimum admissible scores for admissions for the next academic session have been fixed by stakeholders, including Heads of Tertiary Institutions. More updates will follow as the story unfolds.